Jim Eyre - Filming in Lancaster Hole
Jim Eyre (1925-2008) was a renowned caver, author, cartoonist, and raconteur. Film star he was not. Sid Peou writes: "We were filming in Lancaster Hole for the television series Beneath the Pennines. Jim was skirting a hole in Montagu Cavern which is now known to drop 30 metres into the roof of the Master Cave below. As he did so he was supposed to be recounting an incident from an early exploration. He started speaking too soon. Take 2. This time I suggested that he counted to three before he started the story and that he continued out of shot at the end. He was wearing a radio microphone. Bear in mind that I needed to use virtually the full length of the take. Take 3...". The film was first broadcast on BBC One at 18:40 on 6 December 1977, and is now available on this site.
Interviewee: Jim Eyre
Interviewer: none
Title: Filming in Lancaster Hole
Date of recording: 1975 (published 1 Nov 2009)
Sound recordist: Lindsay Dodd
Copyright details: Sid Perou
Duration of recording: 0 minutes 46 seconds
Recording details: Sampling frequency: 44,100 Hz; Channel mode: mono
MP3 file details: File size: 738 kB; Bit rate: 128 kbit/s constant; Compression: 82%
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